Tips for Getting Into High-Demand Computer Careers
I just read a very informational article The St. Cloud Times about the increasing demand for science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related careers, which create some of the highest paying jobs right now. Here are some insightful views from the interview with Tirthankar Ghosh, a professor of computer science and information technology at St. Cloud State University. My key take-aways were: 1) He advises that If high school students are thinking of pursuing a profession in computing in general, taking some AP (advanced placement) classes help. AP computer science is a must, he says. If students come to a two-year or four-year college with some programming courses they already took, that really prepares them for the profession. AP statistics and AP calculus and those types of courses also help. 2) When they surveyed area employers, the three or four skills that came to the top were critical analytical thinking, problem solving, communications and technical competency . Emp